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All the news as and when it happensTue, 03 Mar 2015 18:16:30 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1Liam McGeary on Bellator contract: I am not going anywhere, I love fighting for Bellatorhttp://themmareport.com/2015/03/liam-mcgeary-on-bellator-contract-i-am-not-going-anywhere-i-love-fighting-for-bellator/
http://themmareport.com/2015/03/liam-mcgeary-on-bellator-contract-i-am-not-going-anywhere-i-love-fighting-for-bellator/#commentsTue, 03 Mar 2015 18:16:30 +0000http://themmareport.com/?p=31380Continue reading →]]>Liam McGeary became the fourth light heavyweight champion in Bellator history this past Friday night as he defeated Emanuel Newton in the main event of Bellator 134 in Connecticut.

Jason Floyd – The MMA Report

Prior to the event, McGeary (10-0) was a guest on The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani and some people took his comments at the end of an interview that his contract with Bellator was set to expire.

Following his victory over Newton this past Friday night, The MMA Report talked to McGeary about the victory. In the video below, McGeary responds to his current contract situation with Bellator and states that he has no plans of leaving Bellator.

]]>http://themmareport.com/2015/03/liam-mcgeary-on-bellator-contract-i-am-not-going-anywhere-i-love-fighting-for-bellator/feed/0UFC 184 Prelims on Fox Sports 1 draws 1.205 million; third straight PPV preliminary card over 1 million viewershttp://themmareport.com/2015/03/ufc-184-prelims-on-fox-sports-1-draws-1-205-million-third-straight-ppv-prelim-card-over-1-million-viewers/
http://themmareport.com/2015/03/ufc-184-prelims-on-fox-sports-1-draws-1-205-million-third-straight-ppv-prelim-card-over-1-million-viewers/#commentsTue, 03 Mar 2015 16:58:12 +0000http://themmareport.com/?p=31377Continue reading →]]>The UFC 184 Preliminary Card on Fox Sports 1 took place this past Saturday and featured Roan Carneiro returning to the UFC and submitting Mark Munoz in the first round with a rear-naked choke.

According to Nielsen sources, the UFC 184 preliminary overnight viewership number for the prelims landed at 1.205 million viewers.

UFC 184 is the third straight pay-per-view preliminary card to draw over 1 million viewers as UFC 182 had 1.04 million viewers and UFC 183 came in with 1.546 million viewers.

When it comes to the demographics, UFC 184 prelims on Fox Sports 1 drew a .56 P18-49, .50 P18-34, and .58 P25-54.

The event also did well on social media as it was the number one sports program in the Nielson Twitter TV Ratings on Saturday and finished as the number three sports program of the week with the top two spots going to NBA basketball games.

Stay tuned to TheMMAReport.com for updates on the UFC 184 ratings as more details will be updated to this story as we receive them.

The news of Watson leaving the UFC was initially mentioned by FrontRowBrian on Sunday and since Watson confirmed his exit, UFC fighters have reacted to the “babysitter to the stars” exiting the premiere mixed martial arts promotion on Twitter.

UFC Fight Night 65 will come from the Adelaide Entertainment Centre in Adelaide, Australia and will be headlined by a heavyweight bout as Mark Hunt meets Stipe Miocic.

Noke (20-7-1) returned to welterweight in 2012 and defeated Charlie Brenneman by TKO at UFC 152. After being away for 18 months, he returned in April of last year and lost a decision to Patrick Cote at The Ultimate Fighter Nations Finale. Stahl (9-1) made his UFC debut last year and lost a decision to Gilbert Burns. Prior to that bout, he was undefeated and four of those wins came by stoppage.

UFC Fight Night 66 will come from the Mall of Asia Arena in Manilla and will be headlined by former UFC champion Frankie Edgar facing former WEC champion Urijah Faber in a featherweight bout.

Mousasi (36-5-2) is coming off a TKO win in January against Dan Henderson. Since enterering the UFC in 2013, Mousasi has gone 3-2 and he has won a fight night bonus in three of his last four fights. Philippou (13-4, 1NC) has gone 6-3 in the UFC and his last fight came in May of last year as he defeated Lorenz Larkin by knockout. He was scheduled to return in January, but an injury pulled him out of a bout against Uriah Hall.

Magny (14-3) has won six fights in a row and is coming off a performance of the night win at UFC Fight Night 60 against Kiichi Kunimoto. Three of his last four wins have come by stoppage as two of the wins have come by TKO/KO. Lim (13-4-1) is 3-1 in the UFC and has won a fight of the night bonus twice. His last appearance in the octagon came in September as he defeated Takenori Sato by TKO.

]]>http://themmareport.com/2015/03/ufc-fight-night-66-adds-gegard-mousasi-vs-costa-philippou-neil-magny-vs-hyun-gyu-lim/feed/0Ian McCall discusses John Lineker bout, wanting Josepeh Benavidez next, his beef with Team Alpha Male, and Ronda Rouseyhttp://themmareport.com/2015/03/ian-mccall-discusses-john-lineker-bout-wanting-josepeh-benavidez-next-and-his-beef-with-team-alpha-male/
http://themmareport.com/2015/03/ian-mccall-discusses-john-lineker-bout-wanting-josepeh-benavidez-next-and-his-beef-with-team-alpha-male/#commentsTue, 03 Mar 2015 00:11:53 +0000http://themmareport.com/?p=31363Ian McCall recently returned to training following his defeat in January to John Lineker at UFC 183. The UFC flyweight discusses the defeat to Lineker, wanting Joseph Benavidez next, his issues with Team Alpha Male, and Ronda Rousey.

UFC 187 will come from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on May 23 and will be headlined by Jon Jones defending the UFC light heavyweight title against Anthony Johnson.

Kim (19-3-1, 1NC) is coming off a defeat to Tyron Woodley at UFC Fight Night 48 and the defeat snapped a four fight winning streak. Since entering the UFC in 2008, he has gone 10-3, 1NC and three of those wins have come by TKO/KO. Burkman (27-11) returned to the UFC at the beginning of this year and was defeated by Hector Lombard. While the bout is current a defeat, the bout will likely be overturned shortly by the Nevada Athletic Commission due to Lombard failing his post fight drug test.

]]>http://themmareport.com/2015/03/dong-hyun-kim-vs-josh-burkman-added-to-ufc-187/feed/0Kimbo Slice: I am here to fight, not make friendshttp://themmareport.com/2015/03/kimbo-slice-i-am-here-to-fight-not-make-friends/
http://themmareport.com/2015/03/kimbo-slice-i-am-here-to-fight-not-make-friends/#commentsMon, 02 Mar 2015 23:10:30 +0000http://themmareport.com/?p=31359Continue reading →]]>Kimbo Slice will return to MMA later this year when he meets Ken Shamrock in the main event of a Bellator show on June 20 and during a press conference to announce the fight, Slice stated that he came to Bellator to fight and not make friends.

]]>http://themmareport.com/2015/03/kimbo-slice-i-am-here-to-fight-not-make-friends/feed/0Bellator 134 Medical Suspensions: Cheick Kongo among four fighters receiving a suspensionhttp://themmareport.com/2015/03/bellator-134-medical-suspensions-cheick-kongo-among-four-fighters-receiving-a-suspension/
http://themmareport.com/2015/03/bellator-134-medical-suspensions-cheick-kongo-among-four-fighters-receiving-a-suspension/#commentsMon, 02 Mar 2015 23:01:27 +0000http://themmareport.com/?p=31357Continue reading →]]>The medical suspensions for Bellator 134 have been released by the Mohegan Tribe Department of Athletic Regulation and Cheick Kongo has been indefinitely suspended due to a rib injury.

Bellator – Lucas Noonan

Mohegan Tribe Department of Athletic Regulation Director Mike Mazzulli released the suspensions to The MMA Report after they were requested.

Bellator 134 took place this past Friday evening at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut and was headlined by Liam McGeary winning the light heavyweight title with a decision win against Emanuel Newton.

The complete Bellator 134 medical suspensions are below:

Cheick Kongo: Indefinite suspension (rib) and must be cleared by a doctor.

Andre Santos: Suspended 45 days (laceration) and 60 days (concussion).